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Russell Co. Stockyard Market Report

Russell Springs, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 22, 2023

1,028 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $208.65/cwt +11.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 485 lb · 142 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $191.47/cwt -0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,095/hd at 572 lb · 67 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.10/cwt +11.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,281/hd at 771 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,028 785 795
Feeder cattle 959 739 742
Slaughter cattle 49 38 53
Replacement cattle 20 8 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers traded unevenly steady with some fancy and value-added steers selling sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher and bull calves under 500 lbs. traded 10.00-12.00 lower and those over 500 lbs. were 6.00-8.00 higher. A good quality offering of calves saw strong interest from buyers. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 10.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 220.00 $220.00 $528 —
295 295 2 232.50 $232.50 $686 +9.50
310 310 1 200.00 $200.00 $620 -10.00
305–348 fancy 337 4 275.00–278.00 $277.32 $935 —
390 390 1 200.00 $200.00 $780 -15.00
377–397 fancy 391 14 260.00–275.00 $267.10 $1,044 —
426–432 fancy 429 7 235.00–250.00 $239.32 $1,027 -10.70
440 440 1 210.00 $210.00 $924 +9.19
455–496 fancy 471 30 246.00–259.00 $251.63 $1,185 +12.95
470–481 479 10 201.00–214.00 $211.45 $1,013 -2.55
505–535 516 8 210.00–220.00 $216.92 $1,119 +11.92
521–541 value added 538 21 242.00–256.00 $253.39 $1,363 +27.96
552–590 value added 567 18 220.00–245.00 $227.02 $1,287 -10.90
575 575 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,116 -16.06
602–632 618 5 194.00–209.00 $199.74 $1,234 +2.74
614–635 value added 620 45 214.00–224.00 $217.86 $1,351 +9.42
665–690 677 3 187.50–193.00 $190.15 $1,287 -3.06
707–730 708 16 181.50–182.00 $181.53 $1,285 +5.03
712 value added 712 4 193.00 $193.00 $1,374 —
758–779 value added 775 42 183.50–185.85 $185.41 $1,437 -6.59
795 795 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,407 -1.00
826–830 828 7 169.50–176.00 $172.28 $1,426 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,089 —
1060 1060 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,166 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,008 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 fancy 280 1 226.00 $226.00 $633 +4.09
250–295 284 5 197.50–205.00 $202.42 $575 +2.42
325–345 fancy 332 6 218.00–243.00 $224.53 $745 +6.01
300–346 334 9 200.00–210.00 $202.91 $678 +8.06
360–363 362 6 192.00–200.00 $195.33 $707 +5.24
365–397 fancy 385 12 215.00–221.00 $217.64 $838 +4.65
401–445 fancy 422 43 202.50–220.00 $212.80 $898 -0.48
412–445 427 4 180.00–189.00 $186.29 $795 -10.69
470–495 484 20 180.00–200.00 $193.81 $938 +5.58
453–489 fancy 485 122 208.00–217.00 $211.08 $1,024 +7.80
501–527 value added 516 21 201.00–209.00 $206.57 $1,066 -0.29
502–545 529 18 184.00–198.00 $192.16 $1,017 +3.93
552–581 572 67 182.00–198.00 $191.47 $1,095 +8.51
605–635 615 42 170.00–189.50 $178.09 $1,095 -2.18
652–698 676 45 160.00–173.50 $163.06 $1,102 +1.78
710–740 725 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,160 +4.05
771 value added 771 56 166.10 $166.10 $1,281 —
810–835 823 2 143.00–145.00 $143.98 $1,185 +2.98
950–975 963 3 120.00–134.00 $127.61 $1,229 -12.14
1065 1065 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,374 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 2 180.00 $180.00 $490 —
305–325 315 2 167.50–190.00 $178.39 $562 —
355 355 1 170.00 $170.00 $604 +17.39
420–440 433 3 170.00–177.50 $172.42 $747 +9.07
480–490 485 2 171.00–175.00 $173.02 $839 +0.58
530–535 533 2 160.00–169.00 $164.52 $877 -9.48
577–595 587 17 175.00–176.50 $175.69 $1,031 +6.73
605–635 623 5 158.00–165.00 $162.63 $1,013 +2.04
658–690 666 9 137.50–147.50 $142.13 $947 -14.87
725–740 733 2 141.00–144.00 $142.48 $1,044 +22.48
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 121.00 $121.00 $811 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 200.00 $200.00 $500 —
315–335 325 2 213.00–215.00 $213.97 $695 +3.97
305–345 fancy 334 7 230.00–238.00 $232.22 $776 -5.28
350–380 363 3 200.00–215.00 $205.83 $747 -27.17
355–390 fancy 382 14 232.50–263.00 $247.25 $944 -12.77
410–445 fancy 422 6 220.00–239.00 $229.43 $968 -9.45
430–445 435 3 200.00–212.50 $204.26 $889 -18.74
450–495 fancy 468 22 207.00–226.00 $216.75 $1,014 -22.25
510 510 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,020 ±0.00
508–540 fancy 517 5 213.00–240.00 $230.13 $1,190 +13.58
555–572 fancy 566 3 210.00–214.00 $211.31 $1,196 -1.13
570–580 575 2 194.00–197.00 $195.49 $1,124 +6.76
605–640 621 7 184.00–197.00 $190.65 $1,184 —
725 725 2 150.00–160.00 $155.00 $1,124 —
825–835 829 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,244 +8.00
905 905 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,267 —
1120 1120 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,344 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 190.00 $190.00 $836 —
755 755 1 125.00 $125.00 $944 —
805 805 1 115.00 $115.00 $926 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 164.00 $164.00 $812 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,095 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1115 937 85-90% 8 40.00–55.00 $49.60 $465 -21.52
955 955 85-90% 1 88.00 $88.00 $840 +30.73
910–1015 956 85-90% 4 70.00–80.00 $74.81 $715 +17.54
855–1080 981 85-90% 7 57.00–68.00 $62.31 $611 -20.01
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1150 1133 80-85% 2 70.00 $70.00 $793 —
1125–1150 1142 80-85% 3 95.00–97.50 $95.82 $1,094 —
1115–1655 1281 80-85% 4 79.00–86.00 $83.35 $1,068 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1415 1388 75-80% 3 86.00–88.00 $86.81 $1,205 -13.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1470 1315 2 98.00–103.00 $100.79 $1,325 —
1685–2125 1837 3 115.00–122.00 $118.68 $2,180 —
1685–2095 1840 7 128.00–134.00 $130.69 $2,405 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00
1240 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–885 860 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —
1530 1530 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,460.00 $1,460.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.